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Scientific Reasoning Series

NOTE: the notation < NAME> means to press the key labelled ``name''. It does not mean to type ``name'' at the keyboard.

1. Make sure both screen and system are switched on, and that the DOS prompt (whether in DOS itself or in Norton Commander) is awaiting you.
2. Make sure the ``current directory'' is C:DEMOS. If you are not sure that it is, enter:
   `` C: < RETURN> '' then
   `` CD DEMOS < RETURN> ''.

3. Choose which of the 10 dialogues of Scientific Reasoning you wish to see. If you want to see them listed (along with the other demonstration dialogues availabe), type `` DIR < RETURN>''.

   Change the current directory to that of the dialogue you want to run. For instance, `` CD REFLECTNS < RETURN>''. Be careful to spell the name the way you see it listed.

4. Enter `` G < RETURN> ''. The dialogue should start running, and take over the screen in a few seconds. If it does not, there may be a small problem with the dialogue's arrangement on the machine. Try entering `` SRSWORLD < RETURN>'' instead. (You can also use `` STARTUP < RETURN>'' if need be, but then the screen will not be restored from graphics mode after the dialogue.)

5. Now follow the dialogue's directions.

6. From within a section (module, activity), a different section in the same dialogue can be chosen by:
   
   1. Pressing < ESC>
   2. Pressing ``N'' for "New section?"
   3. Confirming by typing ``YES'' then pressing < RETURN>. (Or if you change your mind, type ``NO'', then < RETURN>, and your activity will proceed as if you had not interrupted it.) If you type anything but YES or NO, precisely, your answer is erased and the confirmation request is repeated.

7. From with a section, the whole dialogue can be terminated by the same sequence, except that you press ``Q'' for ``Quit program?'' instead of ``N''. The same confirmation request is then given.

8. After you have finished with the dialogue, you may want to run another. First, type `` CD .. < RETURN> '', taking care to enter exactly two ``.''s. This will return you to the DEMOS directory. You can now return to step 2, choosing the next dialogue you want to see.

NOTE: the Scientific Reasoning Series does not require or use the mouse. If there is one attached to the machine, SRS ignores it.

When you have finished sampling the Scientific Reasoning Series, you may leave the machine just as it is, or switch it off, or move to other demonstrations.

PROBLEMS? These instructions assume the machines still have their correct arrangement as was initially set up. The second-last section of these instructions list problems you might encounter with the demonstrations assuming they are properly set up, and what you can do about them.

The final section describes the necessary machine setup, in case it might have been changed.